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Council grants one-year extension, with inspections, to lumber-yard developer after mixed compliance report
Summary
After a planning presentation that found multiple required conditions unmet, the council voted 4–1 to grant a one‑year extension for conditional use permit 21008 for a lumber yard at 5529 26th Street, with required progress inspections and progress reports.
The Jurupa Valley City Council granted a one‑year extension for a conditional use permit (CUP 21008) that legalizes a lumber yard at 5529 26th Street, while attaching strict monitoring requirements after staff reported incomplete compliance with several special conditions.
Planning staff presented the project background and a status update, noting the CUP (approved by the planning commission July 12, 2023) included 10 special conditions: hours of operation, indoor milling, clearly marked outdoor storage, a 20‑foot maximum stacking height, demolition of unpermitted structures, restricted truck routes, noise limits, and a required six‑month review, among others. Planner Huerta said many conditions could not be confirmed because staff could not access the site for an on‑site inspection during the six‑month review; some items (demolition permits and building permits for the approved design) had not been submitted. Staff recommended denying the one‑year extension, concluding the applicant had not diligently pursued permit compliance.
The applicant, who identified himself as the property owner, told the council he had purchased a neighboring parcel intending to expand, then faced financial difficulty; he said asbestos testing and engineering work were underway and that demolition plans and required studies had been started. “I’m asking you guys if you can consider to give me an extension,” the applicant said, explaining the economic downturn had delayed progress.
Council members split on whether to deny the request for lack of progress or to allow the owner more time. Several members said they saw evidence the owner had started required steps and that denying the extension would restart the entitlement process from scratch. Councilmember 4 proposed granting a one‑year extension conditioned on improved communication and periodic inspections; the motion included staff inspections roughly at 3 and 9 months and required progress reporting.
The motion passed 4–1. The council directed staff to verify key permitting milestones (asbestos/AQMD clearance for demolition, demolition permits, and submission of building plans for the indoor milling structure) and to perform the specified site inspections and reports back to council.
Next steps: the applicant must complete required studies and apply for demolition and building permits; staff will report progress to council at regular intervals per the inspection schedule.
